I simply don't understand why this is the case, but every time I upgrade
the . After some updates, the symlinks point to the wrong version, etc.
But I will only address my current situation. This is on a Dell D820.
Currently running the newly-installed 2.6.24.3-34 kernel.
This is the stdout/stderr when I startx:
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X Window System Version 1.3.0
Release Date: 19 April 2007
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 1.3
Build Operating System: Fedora 8 Red Hat, Inc.
Current Operating System: Linux lexa.thekramers.net 2.6.24.3-34.fc8 #1
SMP Wed Mar 12 18:17:20 EDT 2008 i686
Build Date: 14 March 2008
Build ID: xorg-x11-server 1.3.0.0-44.fc8
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Mar 24 20:00:40 2008
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(II) Module already built-in
FATAL: Error inserting nvidia_169_12
(/lib/modules/2.6.24.3-34.fc8/updates/drivers/video/nvidia/nvidia-169_12.ko):
Invalid module format
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module!
(EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting ***
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
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Notice the "Invalid module format"?
This is what I have installed:
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> rpm -qa | egrep -i '(nvidia|kernel|yum)' | sort
kernel-2.6.24.3-12.fc8
kernel-2.6.24.3-34.fc8
kernel-devel-2.6.24.3-12.fc8
kernel-devel-2.6.24.3-34.fc8
kernel-headers-2.6.24.3-34.fc8
nvidia-graphics169.09-169.09-95.fc8
nvidia-graphics169.09-kmdl-2.6.24.3-12.fc8-169.09-95.fc8
nvidia-graphics169.09-kmdl-2.6.24.3-34.fc8-169.09-95.fc8
nvidia-graphics169.09-libs-169.09-95.fc8
nvidia-graphics169.12-169.12-96.fc8
nvidia-graphics-169.12-25
nvidia-graphics169.12-kmdl-2.6.24.3-34.fc8-169.12-96.fc8
nvidia-graphics169.12-libs-169.12-96.fc8
nvidia-graphics-devices-1.0-6.fc8
nvidia-graphics-helpers-0.0.26-27.fc8
yum-3.2.8-2.fc8
yum-changelog-1.1.11-1.fc8
yumex-2.0.4-1.fc8
yum-fedorakmod-1.1.11-1.fc8
yum-kernel-module-1.1.11-1.fc8
yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-1.fc8
yum-plugin-kmdl-0.7-9.fc8
yum-priorities-1.1.11-1.fc8
yum-skip-broken-1.1.11-1.fc8
yum-updatesd-0.9-1.fc8
yum-utils-1.1.11-1.fc8
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Thanks for any advice you can offer.
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